Siang Lu's 'Ghost Cities' shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award

A huge congratulations to author Siang Lu on his shortlist nomination for the Miles Franklin Literary Award for his allegorical and imaginative book, Ghost Cities.

Discussing the shortlist, judges – Richard Neville, Jumana Bayeh, Mridula Nath Chakraborty, Tony Hughes-d’Aeth and Hsu-Ming Teo – said:

‘The shortlist for the 2025 Miles Franklin Literary Award celebrates writing that refuses to compromise. Each of these works vitalises the form of the novel and invents new languages for the Australian experience.’

Siang, alongside the other shortlisted authors, will receive $5,000 in prize money, and the winner, who will be announced on the 24th of July, will receive $60,000.

A live panel event with three shortlisted authors, presented by Copyright Agency, will take place on Wednesday 2 July at Gleebooks. You can get your tickets for this event here.

Again, congratulations to Siang on this massive achievement.